Operations. Trained to maintain proficiency as a tactical fighter unit, 1947-1950. Provided P-51 training for Turkish officers, Feb-Apr 1948. Wing headquarters not operational, 25 Apr-10 Oct 1951. Moved to England in May 1952 with a mission of maintaining proficiency for tactical operations with conventional and nuclear weapons in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in the European area. Conducted tactical exercises and firepower demonstrations. Operated from RAF Greenham Common, England, 29 Apr-17 Aug 1976. Added electronic combat mission in 1983. Participated in numerous tactical and electronic countermeasure exercises at many operating locations with other USAF and Allied organizations. Deployed aircraft and personnel to Southwest Asia and Turkey providing tactical and electronic combat operations against Iraq, 17 Jan-28 Feb 1991. Won the 1991 Gunsmoke tactical gunnery competition in the F-111 category. Relieved of electronic combat mission on 1 Jul 1992. Moved without personnel and equipment from England to South Carolina on 1 Jan 1994, inheriting the personnel and equipment of the 363 Fighter Wing. Took part in training exercises and deployed squadrons periodically to Southwest Asia on rotation to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq during the 1990s. In 1999, wing elements took part in the Air War over Serbia (Yugoslavia). Provided and sustained combat-ready air forces, 2000-.